A Corinthian helmet, 7th century A heavy bronze helmet made of two horizontal halves riveted together. The pins (17) can still be recognized on the inside. Tall domed skull, large face cutout. Fragmentary nose-guard. Surrounded by holes for the helmet lining. A hole in the neck-guard. Traces of solder to the left of the crown. Height cm. Weight 1588 g. Reddish-brown patina, green and black in places, sometimes showing the metallic surface. Dents. Axel Guttmann Collection (H 145/AG 453). Acquired in 1994 in Geneva. Cf. a similar though less carefully m,

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